Health insurance cards

Hanoi (VNA) - Pham Luong Son, Head of the Health Insurance Policy Board under the Vietnam Social Insurance, spoke to social media about benefits of a new policy of health insurance at the district level.
Q: The new Health Insurance Law came into effect on January 1. In your opinion, what are the advantages of the new law?
A: The main objective of the law is to give people better access to better healthcare services.
Under the new law, people with health insurance cards at district level can access health checks or treatment at any health facility they want within their own district, without requiring referral papers as before.
As a result, the number of people having health checks or treatment in facilities or hospitals at district or precinct level in many cities like Hanoi or HCM City has increased considerably.
According to the latest figures, the number of patients using their health insurance cards in the first month of 2016 increased by 150 percent compared to that of the … [Read more...] about Benefits of health insurance card holders are guaranteed

Local health insurance authorities of the central province of Nghệ An have issued some 5,000 health insurance cards with wrong personal information, the provincial authority has said. A group of supervisors from the province's People's Council released the figure in a report after conducting urgent checks on local health insurance authorities in the province's Tương Dương District. The supervisors found that district health insurance agencies last year issued some 6,800 health insurance card, but 5,000 of them contained incorrect information, including names, gender, addresses and identify numbers. Most of the errors were blamed on insurance officials' lack of caution while preparing profiles for holders, which was the first step in the process of granting insurance. "The wrong information caused terrible inconvenience for both health insurance holders and officials when the cards were used during health checks," according to a district health official. Director of the Chương Dương … [Read more...] about 5,000 health insurance cards issued with incorrect information

Viet Nam News NGHỆ AN - Local health insurance authorities of the central province of Nghệ An have issued some 5,000 health insurance cards with wrong personal information, the provincial authority has said. A group of supervisors from the province's People's Council released the figure in a report after conducting urgent checks on local health insurance authorities in the province's Tương Dương District. The supervisors found that district health insurance agencies last year issued some 6,800 health insurance card, but 5,000 of them contained incorrect information, including names, gender, addresses and identify numbers. Most of the errors were blamed on insurance officials' lack of caution while preparing profiles for holders, which was the first step in the process of granting insurance. "The wrong information caused terrible inconvenience for both health insurance holders and officials when the cards were used during health checks," according to a district health official. … [Read more...] about 5,000 health insurance cards issued with incorrect information – Society – Vietnam News Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports

A representative of Hanwha Life Vietnam gives away health insurance cards to poor people in HCM City.— VNS Photo Hanwha Life Vietnam continues to cooperate with the Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients of HCM City in implementing the community support propramme. This year, Hanwha Life Vietnam sponsors more than 9,500 health insurance cards to poor people in 8 provinces and cities across the country. The total cost is estimated at VND2 billion (87,500 USD). The programme was officially launched from March 22 by the official signing ceremony between Hanwha Life Vietnam and the Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients of HCM City. Accordingly, 9,500 health insurance cards will be given to poor people at Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Dak Nong, Kon Tum, Quang Tri and Ca Mau. Right at the signing ceremony a total of 310 health insurance cards worth more than VND186 million (US$8,130) were handed to disadvantaged families in HCM City’s Tan Binh District. This is the fourth … [Read more...] about Hanwha Life Vietnam sponsors 9,500 health insurance cards for the poor

Saturday, March 11, 2017 - 5:35:00 (VOVworld) – Since January 1, 2016, health insurance card holders have been able to receive treatment at any clinic and hospital at district or commune level within a province. In the past, a health insurance card was registered for one hospital and couldn’t be used at other hospitals. Le Thom comments on the new policy after one year of implementation: Since the health insurance card was allowed at all clinics and hospitals at communes or district level within a province, people have had more options and health facilities have had to improve their services to receive more patients. Lower level health facilities have improved their staff and upgraded their equipment to provide better healthcare services. Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, Head of the Private Medicine and Pharmacy Management Office of Da Nang City’s Health Department, says: “The policy to use insurance cards at commune and district hospitals has many advantages. … [Read more...] about Health insurance card holders increase Current Affairs